Bustle.



No. 648,130, Patented Apr. 24, I900.

F. P. MARSH.

BUSTLE.

(Application filed Aug. 23, 1899.)

(No Model.)

WITNESSES: INVENTOR 1' NORRIS r'n'zna ODJPHUTOilTHO wAsmNaTomm c.

EEicE.

PATENT FRANK P. MARSH, OF GREENWIOH, CONNEGTICUT;

BUST-Ls.

srEcIFIoATIoiv running part of tests resent No. 648,130, aaea April 24,1960'.

Application filed AugustZB, 1899. SrialNo.728}156' (NomodeL) To all whomit may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK P. MARSH, a resident of Greenwich, county ofFairfield, State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Bustles, of. which-the following is a specification,refer- I ence being bad to the accompanying drawings,

forming a part hereof.

This invention relates to articlesof apparel of the class generallyknownas bustles, and has for its object to improve the construction ofarticles of this class which arecom posed in part of wire-cloth or otherelastic or yielding material which is'shaped totheproperfor'm, and iscombined with a lining on the concave side which gives thenecessaryfitness and retains or assists in retaining the shape given tothewire-cloth or other material. 7

r In accordance with the invention a pliant reed of any suitablematerial is secured about the edge of each form or part and serves notonly to preserve the shape, but to protect the edges. Furthermore, thelining in the-approved article is made in two parts, the edges of theparts being free and preferably overlapping. Thus for'med the lining notonly serves the desired purpose, but it permits the article to yield insuch a Way when it is subjected to unusual pressure as to prevent thebreaking or the crushing out of'shape of the article.

The invention will be more particularly describedhereinafter withreference to the ac. companying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a view inelevation of abustle or dress-form which embodies the invention;

7. and Fig. 2 is a detail section on the plane indicated by the dottedline 2 2 of Fig. 1, but on a larger scale.

The article represented in Fig. 1 of the drawings is formed in threeparts, each one of which is substantially like the others so far as thepresent invent-ion is concerned, andeach of which embodies all of thefeatures of the invention. It will be understood, of.course, that theinvention is not concerned with the particular form of the article, thesame being varied according to the requirements of its use. Theparticular character of the material of which the article is composed islikewise of no concern to the present invention, it being assure andresuming its original shape when released, wire-cloth and fiber clothbeing ex As represented in ain'ples of such material. the drawings, thefront or outer portion A of .e'ach form is made of wire-cloth or offiber cloth or similar material and is first shaped to the desired formupon a suitable mold. A

reed B is thensecured about the edge, as by:

stitching, this reed being pliant and elastic, but sufficiently stiff toretain the front por- .tion A'in shape, as wellas toprotect the edge.

The reed also serves, when applied to wirecloth, to prevent the sharpends of the wires from protruding through the binding. The

lining or inner part of each form is alsose-- cured tothe edges of thefront or outer portion A and is formed in two or more separate parts 0and G, the inner proximate edges 6 of which are free andpreferably'overlap, as indicated in the drawings. A suitable bind ing Dmay be applied in the usual manner to cover the edges of thefrontportion and the lining, such binding servingalso tosecure the reedB in position. I

. It will be seen at once that the application.

of the pliant reed not only protects the edge, as already described, butby its stiffness and elasticity retains the shape given .to the partAand quickly restores the shape of the article when it has beendistorted by pressure, while at the same timeit does not addappreciablyto the weigh t. The divided lining serves all the purposes ofa continuous lining and possesses the further advantage that when thearticle is subjected to heavy pressure it permits it to yield in such away as to avoid the crushing or bending orbreaking of the wires orfibers of the outer part.

I claim as my invention,

l. A bustle or dress-form comprising an outer part of yielding, elastic.material, and

an inner part or lining formed in two parts secured to said outer part,the inner proximate edges of the two parts of the lining being free,substantially as shown and described.

2. A bustleor dress-form comprising an outer part of yielding, elasticmaterial, a lining formed in two parts secured to said outer part, anda' pliant, elastic reed secured about the edges of the outer part, theinner proximate edges of the two. parts of the, lining being free,substantially as shown and described.

This specification signed and witnessed this 21st day of August, A. D.1899.

FRANK P. MARSH.

In presence of- ANDREW H. ScoBLE, W. B. GREELEY.

